Saturday, September 01, 2007

Re: Glorious Precipitation

I concur with Shun Cheng on the beauties of rain but there are more charming forms of precipitation.

Take for example, contrails:

engine fog:
The massive suction of the engine causes atmospheric pressure to greatly exceed the vapor pressure of water.

wing condensation:
There's more than one way to enjoy the rain. Shun Cheng prefers feeling of rain on his face and the scent of fresh grass(and Fe2O3) while Gerard prefers the silence of howling rain from the comfort of his room.

But how about from behind a half inch glass trying to turn onto the taxiway instead of face-planting into the grass?

or from the departure hall hoping that the goliath doesn't skid off the runway and crash个狗吃屎


Of course storms are never meant to be viewed with clarity, they can reduce visibility down to 100ft. Amidst a heavy storm, see not the buildings, nor the trees in the distance, shrouded in fine mist – and that, is when you comprehend the true danger of the storm. Trust your instruments, appreciate the accuracy of your maps and put faith in the airtraffic controller. What a shame if you were to splat and smear the beautiful hillside.


Glorious precipitations are not the only sights worth seeing Fly more to enjoy the lightning, sunrise/set, aurora and starry night 40,000ft closer than everyone else. Gotta Catch'em All!

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